Janelle Monae (Janelle Monáe Robinson) Quotes
If you walk into a room that's bro'd up, and you're in power, bring more women into the room.
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Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That's like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible.
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As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.
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I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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I am really happy to see the number of entrepreneurs in India - not only because of the ideas they have but also because of the passion at which their ideas are put across.
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But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
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While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
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When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
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Playing live, you can't survive, certainly not in England. We used to work daytime jobs and play gigs at night. It was very exhausting.
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I realised I'd been spoiled at Liverpool. We were used to winning. In Italy I grew up as a person. I didn't enjoy the football, mind. It was very defensive, but I became a better player because of the work I had to do around the box. Off the pitch, I learned about what to eat and what to drink to be successful, and I learned about life.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.
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How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd.
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Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
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Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.
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I'm a great supporter of women who take risks and don't make victimhood into an art. It's not good for women, and it's not good for men. Too many men put all their emotional eggs in one basket - a woman's basket.
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It's really tough to be an active member of your church when you travel so much, but that's the stuff that keeps you going.
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'Scared is what you're feeling,' says Ma, 'but brave is what you're doing.'
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If you walk into a room that's bro'd up, and you're in power, bring more women into the room.
